Did the Cowboys dodge a bullet? Former TE Martellus Bennett reportedly weighs in at 291 pounds for Giants

When the Cowboys drafted Martellus Bennett out of Texas A&M in 2008, he was considered to be the tight end of the future. But after four fruitless years, Jerry Jones decided to let Bennett go, drafting Oklahoma TE James Hannah last month.

Bennett has been sidelined by a hamstring injury. Pope said part of the problem has been Bennett’s increase in weight to 291 pounds. Bennett is listed at 6-foot-6, 265 pounds.

“Other than the hamstring injury, he is making progress,” Pope said of Bennett, who is also making the transition to a new team and offense. “He catches on. He weighed in at 291 pounds last week. So I think that is probably a little too big for his legs to carry. We run a lot more than he might have been accustomed to.”